Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra, lays out the different layers of ransomware defense all companies should implement.
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Posts tagged "Ransomware"
LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Proliferates Globally
Fresh attacks target companies’ employees, promising millions of dollars in exchange for valid account credentials for initial access.
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Accenture Confirms LockBit Ransomware Attack
LockBit offered Accenture’s purported databases and made a requisite jab at its purportedly sad security. Accenture says it recovered just fine from backups.
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BlackMatter & Haron: Evil Ransomware Newborns or Rebirths
They’re either new or old REvil & DarkSide wine in new bottles. Both have a taste for deep-pocketed targets and DarkSide-esque virtue-signaling.
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Kaseya Obtains Universal Decryptor for REvil Ransomware
The vendor will work with customers affected by the early July spate of ransomware attacks to unlock files; it’s unclear if the ransom was paid.
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5 Steps to Improving Ransomware Resiliency
Alex Restrepo, cybersecurity researcher at Veritas, lays out the key concepts that organizations should be paying attention to now and implementing today.
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Linux Variant of HelloKitty Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Servers
HelloKitty joins the growing list of ransomware bigwigs going after the juicy target of VMware ESXi, where one hit gets scads of VMs.
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Ransomware Giant REvil’s Sites Disappear
Just days after President Biden demanded that Russian President Putin shut down ransomware groups, the servers of one of the biggest groups mysteriously went dark.
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IOTW: REvil Ransomware Attack Hits Potentially Thousands of Businesses
Each business that has been disrupted by file encryption has received a ransomware notice demanding payment of thousands or millions of dollars, depending on the size of the company. The attacks threa…
Ransomware Defense: Top 5 Things to Do Right Now
Matt Bromiley, senior consultant with Mandiant Managed Defense, discusses the top tricks and tips for protecting enterprise environments from ransomware.
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